Haness racing longshot players were celebrating after the horses crossed the finish of Northfield Park's fourth race on Wednesday (May 9) when #8 Royal Player won at odds of nearly 180-1.
Ray Gingrich of Garrettsville, Ohio owns the six year-old pacer. Luke Ebersole trains Royal Player and was aboard for the winning drive. Wednesday's triumph was a maiden breaking score in Royal Player's fifth lifetime start.
Royal Player was followed across the wire by #3 Smell That Rock (23-1), #4 Dundee Dan (71-1) and #7 Diggity Dog (8-1).
Royal Player returned $361.40 to win; the 8-4 Exacta paid $13,142.20 for a $1 ticket; the 8-4-3 Trifecta returned $14,638.00 for a $1 ticket; and the 8-4-ALL-ALL 20¢ Superfecta paid $1,062.76.
$4,417.96 Carryover Sparks Guaranteed $15,000 Pick-5 Total Pool Saturday at Northfield Park
Northfield Park is announcing the addition of a $15,000 Pick-5 total pool guarantee to its card on Saturday (May 12).
Beginning in Race 3, the $15,000 Pick-5 guaranteed total pool includes a carryover of $4,417.96.
Northfield’s Pick 5, Pick 4 and the Pick 3’s offer a reduced takeout rate of just 14 percent.
Saturday’s post time is 6:00 p.m.
Ayers Ratliff